Lattimore hopes to be activated after the first six weeks of the season, according to Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee.

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The 49ers could use some running back depth after losing Kendall Hunter for the season, but anything they get from Lattimore will be a bonus. The former South Carolina star suffered tears to his ACL, LCL and MCL over 21 months ago.

Here are other injury notes from Monday:

1. Steven Jackson finally returned to practice for the Atlanta Falcons after missing nearly a month with a hamstring injury. He will eventually be Atlanta's lead back, but it's worth wondering how many carries he can handle early in the season.